Li Jiawei and Tian Tian had been working for the whole morning. Their faces were sunburned and their hands were covered with red marks. Their waists were sore that they could hardly stand up straight. If it weren't for the help of several enthusiastic sisters in the village, they would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.
Oh yes, there was also the famous Boy Scouts, who, under the leadership of Fu Baoer, helped them a lot by weeding, bundling, transporting, and bringing them clear spring water from the mountains. Tian Tian and Li Jiawei were almost moved to tears. The people of Qingshan Village are so nice!
But Lu Wei was not so lucky. When she arrived, Fu Baoer had already finished her work for the day and took people to the back mountain to pick fruit.
"How do I do this? It's so dirty." Lu Wei frowned. The sun made her sweat a little. "It's too hot in the village. Will I get heatstroke?"
Li Jiawei said unhappily, "Hurry up and get to work. We need to weed all the grass in this area today. You've come so late and already delayed a lot of things."
Lu Wei bit her lower lip, suppressed her unhappiness and bent down to pick at the weeds. The mud from the ground got on her little white shoes and also stained her new pants. Lu Wei squatted down and wiped them carefully until she found that the more she wiped, the dirtier it became. Then she stopped with tears in her eyes.
At this moment, a watermelon mantis cricket crawled over in its pupa form. Lu Wei jumped up with a cry of "Ah!" and stamped his feet while screaming in fear, "There's a bug! Help! There's a bug!"
Song Fang was nearby at the moment. When she heard the noise, she came over and flicked the watermelon worm with her hand. The worm rolled into a ball and flew away. "Don't be afraid. This worm doesn't bite."
"Pfft, these city girls are way too delicate. You're a grown-up, you could crush them to death with one foot. What are you afraid of?"
"Yeah, we'll be working in the fields for a long time, so we can't be afraid of bugs."
Tears were already streaming down Lü Wei's face. She couldn't stand there, squat, or walk. Tian Tian and Li Jiawei looked at each other helplessly, then pulled her aside. "Alright, stop crying. It's not good to make a fool of yourself. Now that we're here, we should learn to adapt to the local customs and everything here so that we don't suffer too much. What do you think?"
Tian Tian's voice was gentle, unlike her appearance, which made Lu Wei feel better. She knew in her heart that since she was here, she would not be able to leave for a while, but Lu Wei was really afraid of insects and could not do those farm work.
"Lv Wei, you'd better change your spoiled temper. We are here to join the queue, not to enjoy ourselves. Forget about it today, but if you keep dawdling and not getting up, or don't work hard, we won't care about you." Li Jiawei didn't have the good temper of Tian Tian. She didn't like Lu Wei at all.
"I didn't mean it. Yesterday was my first time sleeping in the same bed with someone else. I wasn't used to it, and the bed was hard and crowded. It took me a long time to fall asleep..." Lu Wei whispered to defend herself.
Tian Tian sighed, "Okay, you'll get used to it in a few days. Let's get to work. It'll be dinner time soon, and I have to go back to cook. Also, when you were away just now, we discussed it and decided that each of us would cook for a day, and we'll take turns doing the housework. I'll do it today, Wang Qiang will do it tomorrow, and you'll do it the day after tomorrow."
Lu Wei had just breathed a sigh of relief when she was hit by this news again, "I...I can't cook."
"Then learn to do it! No one is born knowing how to work." Li Jiawei was too lazy to pay attention to her and pulled Tian Tian away, leaving Lu Wei standing there in a daze.
The sun in the fields grew stronger in the afternoon, and the workers were sweating profusely. Several educated youths had red faces and began to chafe. Although Lu Wei arrived the latest, he was the worst hit among all of them.
The delicate white hands were rubbed with several red marks, and the small blisters hurt when touched. Tian Tian couldn't bear it and lent a pair of gloves to Chen Zhifang. Lu Wei no longer dared to disdain it and quickly took it and put it on.
Lu Wei really couldn't hold on any longer. Life in the village was even harder than she had imagined. However, this was only the first step in a long journey. In the future, she would not only have to do hard labor in the fields every day, but also cook and wash clothes. She even heard someone next to her say that they would have to throw away dry manure tomorrow. This made Lu Wei very upset. She threw away the handfuls of weeds in her hand and wanted to find the secretary to ask if she could ask for leave from work.
However, when he straightened up suddenly, Lu Wei felt dizzy and fell to the ground without even having time to scream.
"Lü Wei!" Tian Tian hurriedly called out, "Help, someone has fainted."
Everyone came over to take a look and saw that she had heatstroke. Several older sisters hurriedly carried Lu Wei to a shady place nearby and wet a towel with water to cool her down.
"Looking at Xiao Lu's condition, she's not going to be able to hold on any longer," Wang Youtian called out to a few educated youth. "It's almost time to get off work, so you should take her home. Once you get home, have a good rest. You all did a great job today."
The educated youth felt relieved when they heard this. They could finally go home. God knew how tired and hot they were. They just wanted to fall headfirst onto the kang and sleep soundly.
The villagers who were watching the excitement in the fields were all prepared. Those who came in previous years were not as good as these few. The two old couples still couldn't earn enough work points. If it weren't for the occasional subsidy from the children in the city, they would have starved to death long ago.
"Summer has just begun, and it's still hot. How are they going to survive? In my opinion, these educated youth who came to the countryside to work are just here to cause trouble."
There's not much work to do, but it's a hassle for everyone to repair the house and clean the place, which is really adding to the chaos.
"It's going to take time. These kids seem pretty well behaved. It's normal for them to be a little spoiled. After all, they're from the city."
Everyone was talking about these educated youth. The village had been too quiet recently, and maybe a few new people would make it more lively.
Fu Baoer, carrying a basket of wild fruits and followed by a group of Boy Scouts, met a few educated youths. "Two beautiful sisters, you are off work so early."
Tian Tian and Li Jiawei smiled wearily. "Lü Wei fainted, and the captain told us to go back and rest early. By the way, Bao'er, do you know where Doctor Yu lives? The captain said we can ask Doctor Yu to prescribe some medicine."
Fu Baoer personally appointed Erzhuzi to run an errand. Under the pressure of his power, Erzhuzi had no choice but to leave angrily.
"Here are some fruits for you. They'll make you feel better," Fu Baoer handed the small basket to Li Jiawei. "That's how life is in the village. You'll get used to it. The captain and the secretary are both good people. They love obedient children the most."
Watching the educated youths' backs go away, Fu Baoer patted Daya's small shoulder beside him and said, "Alas, the lively life of educated youths has just begun!"
I just hope there won't be any unexpected problems. How much work is done is secondary and can be tolerated. What Fu Baoer can't tolerate the most is the destruction of the peace and tranquility of Qingshan Village.
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